Architect Spends 45 Years Transforming An Old Cement Factory Into A Jaw-Dropping Dream Home

Though each person’s vision of their “dream home” may take on a different shape, few would disagree that living like royalty inside a castle would be a pretty good place to start. Even fewer people would expect to look for their palatial dream home where Ricardo Bofill did.

An architect, Ricardo first purchased an old cement factory, located outside of Barcelona, Spain, in 1973. Nearly five decades later, however, he’d transformed the seemingly boring and worthless industrial-era ruins into a striking piece of art.

While La fábrica, as he calls it, might not be a real castle, it sure looks like one!

After purchasing an old cement factory outside Barcelona in 1973, architect Ricardo Bofill spent 45 years turning it into the home of his (and many others’) dreams.

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